Lise Beyers
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Two suspects have been arrested and charged with the murder of a Mozambican national killed during a wave of xenophobic violence.
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South Africa’s national football team is gearing up for their first 2026 Fifa World Cup appearance in 16 years, with head coach Hugo Broos expressing confidence ahead of Thursday’s opening match against co-hosts Mexico.
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Mexican authorities seized $1.3 million in counterfeit football jerseys before the 2026 World Cup, but demand for knockoffs continues to rise.
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FIFA’s Omar Artan, the first Somali referee for the 2026 World Cup, was denied US entry due to immigration issues.
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A surge in anti-immigrant demonstrations across South Africa is raising concerns about potential violence ahead of local government elections in November.
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Intercape has welcomed the denial of bail to seven alleged members of a bus extortion syndicate as a “significant moment” for public transport.
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US President Donald Trump said that negotiators were in the “final throes” of talks for a peace deal in the Middle East.
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Malaria cases surge across southern Africa as climate change drives rising temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns that favour mosquito breeding and disease transmission.
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The official opening of the 2026 winter initiation season has been accompanied by renewed calls for safe, responsible and dignified practices.
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Maj-Gen Feroz Khan, second-in-command of the police’s crime intelligence unit, will begin his testimony before the Madlanga Commission on 1 July.
